Despite numerous medical treatments, surgery may be considered for the symptomatic patient with medically-optimized, end-stage COPD. Bullectomy, lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS), and lung ...

Chest. 77:771–6, 1980. Clagett OT. The management of spontaneous pneumothorax. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 55:761–2, 1968. Mehran RJ, Deslauriers J. Indications for surgery and patient work-up for ...

Let me walk you through the process. On the morning of surgery the anesthesia doctors will tell you about regional nerve blocks. You're leg's going to jump ok? And I generally advise patients to ...

Most of us will be faced with the need for surgery at some point in our lives. Surgery may present some particular challenges in people who have lupus, so proper preparation is important. Although we ...

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The Division of Plastic Surgery is dedicated to delivering a broad range of reconstructive and aesthetic services, while consistently providing our patients with high-quality, compassionate care. Our ...

Each year hundreds of people around the world are opting for long, often painful surgery to extend their legs in a bid to make themselves a few inches taller. But the complex procedure isn't ...

The UAB Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery dedicated to excellent patient care, advancing surgical knowledge through innovative research and training future surgeons in an inclusive environment. Our ...

Brain aneurysm surgery is a lifesaving medical procedure that attempts to repair a bulging, weakened area in the wall of a brain artery. A brain aneurysm is a balloon-like bulge in an artery in ...

Surgery to remove bulla (dilated air spaces in the lung). A surgical procedure to remove excess fat. Surgical removal of a part of the meniscus, a cartilage in the knee.

Gill reviewed the histopathological findings of ten cannabis smokers who presented with spontaneous pneumothoraces and subsequently underwent bullectomy with video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.

The broad field of surgery encompasses organ transplantation, plastic and reconstructive surgery, microsurgery, minimally invasive surgery, trauma surgery, surgical pathology, and surgical technology.